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Sacramento daily record-union. [volume] (Sacramento [Calif.]) 1875-1891, 1887-07-13


Aside from the Natoma property We have not
found south of the American river any
pieces of land the assessment on which i'm
pressed US as being proportionately as low as
those on the lands north of the river and al
ready referred to. Our examination, however
was lar from being thorough one and we were
forced to content ourselves with pieces picked
here and there, in regard to the market value Of
whicn we had some fairly reliable information
On these the assessments usually seemed Ia
to come within 60 TO IS per cent. of the value
fixed as basis by the Assessor For instance
the Phelan tract east of the city has been raised
to $3.50 per acre. as il was learned that its Owner
had been offered $3.50 per acre for it some mont hs
ago. 1t is thus assessed at 662I per cent of its
value. The Reed & Van Guelder tract just
beyond has been rated the same. The ordinary
bedrock in the neighborhood of Florin and
beyond is assessed at from Sic to s25 per acre IT.
value, so far as can be learned is from so to $50
per acre, ana IL is stated to be much inferior toI
general purposes to the deep foothill soil of the
Natoma property. A piece of l60 acres owned
formerly by Juddy Harlow we find assessed for
SO per acre. 1t was sold last year for so so pei
acre, and the price was considered a good one
In addition to the numerous instances which
we have investigated for the purpose of com.
parison, we submit without comment the fol
lowing assessments on some large tracts mot in.
vestigated, and which may be used for purposes
OF comparison by those familiar with their
value:
Alice NJ. Valensin has 2.21O acres near Hicks.
vile assessed at about SD so per acre
Obed Harvey, $500 acres, near Gait about s24
per acre.
] III Mcfarland. | ,29$ acres, about s27,
Whitaker, Rey q Miles, 6 ISL acres, in Lee and
Davis townships, about Sill
We are generally informed that the bare land
IN these pieces would not sell on the average for
more than % to so per cent. in excess of the as
sessed value, and if the statements be correct
the land is assessed on the basis quoted by the
Assessor as fair-and further corroborates the
findings of your committee.
The San Francisco Savings Union has, near
kIchland, S,SSS acres, assessed at SIS per acre
This is very rich land, but has been subject to
overflow. and in preceding years it has been as
sessed at about S13. 1t has been reclaimed, how
ever, and the present Assessor has raised it as
above. If the reclamation proves permanent
the assessment should be much higher. as the
land is held at from 500 10 $50.
Members of the Bryan family own, in Brigh-
ton township, some 5000 acres, the assessments
on which varies from SIG to SO per acre. Con
cerning the character of this land we learn that
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Chicago and Northwestern Railway,

THE UNDERSIGNED WILL ORGANIZE AN
L EXCURSION TO THE EAST
On the 30th of each month. For full par
ticulars address JOHN TALBOT, Agent
Also, Agent Inman Steamship Co. Office 2oS
street, Sacramento. Postoffice Box 2SS In
close stamp for answer. If
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A DIFFICULT TASK.

In furnishing data as to the values of these
various lands, your committee from the incep-
ton of its labors. has laid aside any ideas or
Judgment entertained by It's individual mem
bers in regard thereto. To the decision, even
OF experienced and impartial judges of land
there was raised the objection that In no case
would the decision be concurred in by parties
OF opposite interest. The price was in every in
stance declared much too high or absurdly low,
according tothe views aud interests of the party
passing on it. We were forced, therefore. to re-
lmquish using data of this kind When an Of
tort was made to obtain positive testimony as to
the character of the land the divergence was
positively startling. For instance, with regard
TO the Norris Grant many people testified that
much OF the land was comparatively worthless
being "hog-wallow" and bedrock with the bed
rock almost at the surface; that water could not
be got within 100 feet of the surface and that
IN some places it could not be found at any
depth, and that there are not more than several
hundred acres Of bottom land in the tract
others claimed that there are about 5000 acres
OF good bottom land, worth from 500 to $50 Der
acre; about IL 900 acres of timber land worth
about $40 per acre, and that the remaining 20 OOO
acres are worth from SO to sos per acre One
man, who claims 10 have travelled over the
grant constantly for fifteen years declared that
the land was equal to any similar land south of
the river; that water could be had as readily bv
digging, and that the whole tract was worth at
least $40 per acre. Again, when ii was at
tempted to select pieces south of the river for
comparison with those north, the land elected
was generally declared to be entirely different
in character, or so differently conditioned as to
furnish no fair grounds for comparison.
Under the circumstances, your committee
1ouno ltself IN a quandary. 1t finally had re-
course to such well-established facts concerning
tue value OF these lands as were furnished BY
the owners themselves or by impartial circum-
stances. The inference from these facts is UNI
avoidabie, and flows so clearly as to make com
ment unnecessary.
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FOR SALE CHEAP,

HAVE TWENTY OF THE BEST GASOLINE
i STOVES in the world, which will AL To-
% per cent. less than Eastern prices. The res
son is, am going out OF all private sales. see
these great Stoves. SIG Stove for zi2 80.
jelf2p1m W. q. SHERBURN, saa z street
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DEFECTIVE EQUALIZATION.

Taxation should be uniform, and all real
property should be assessed, as nearly as posi-
BILE, at the same percentage of its cash value.
Mr. Frost states that the rule in this county is to
assess all real property at from 60 to IS per cent
OF the cash value, that property which com
mands ready sale being usually rated higher
per cent. than that which must hunt a Dur
chaser. Your committee however find that
in practice this rule is not followed. and that
assessments generally are poorly eqlalized.
100 per cent. of the cash value. This is true for
property both within and without the CITY linn
its, few instances of which will appear later
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WE COMMITTEE REPoRr.

. SACRAMENTO, July T, 1857.
To the Executive Committee of the Sacramento
lowing report is respectfully submitted BY your
special Committee on Land Grants. formally
appointed under authority of the resolution
adopted by the Sacramento improvement Asso-
citation, May %, 1887, and intrusted with the
duty of investigating the equalization of assess
mpntS in Sapramputo county
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THE COMMITTEES DUTIES.

The assessment roll this year as prepared
under the direction of the County Assessor. A.
l.. Frost, TO whose courtesy we are indebted for
an examination of the books, will be, generally
speaking, the same as that of 1885, though in in
dividual instances the assessments have been
raised. 1t appears that J. T. Grifiitts, the pre-
vious Assessor. in his last year of office. re-
duced all the assessments in the county 10 per
them to the former figures. Should any facts
herein contained be construed as rejecting
upon the Assessor, this much may be said in
fairness to the present incumbent. For the first
year he has had to rely largely upon the figures
furnished by his predecessor. In several i'm.
stances that have come under observation we
lind that he has made marked increase in as
sessed values, and your committee have no
reason to suppose that after careful reading of
this report Mr.. Frost will not be anxious 10
make still further changes
National Republican., 1887-04-08
Look Out for an Earthquake.

Below we give letter from Prof. F. l.
Capen, predicting an earthquake period to
commence to day.
Prof. Capen is gentleman who has de
voted his life to the study of seismic forces,
and is the only man who has reduced the
foretelling Of earthquakes almost to an
exact science.
His predictions have been verified in every
instance, notably that made on the 7th OF
August last in the NATIONAL REPUBLICAN,
in which he stated that "from the 25th of
August to the 9th Of September would be
an earthquake period"
More than fifteen years prior to that he
had mastered the theory Of seismic forces,
so that he was able to foretell the coming
Of earthquakes at Naples, where he then
was, ten days in advance of their arrival.
Prof. Capen has given his life to the study
OF this occult science, to the neglect OF all
other things. He an educated gentleman,
graduate of Harvard-an American
scientist Of whom the nation should be
proud, and for whom the nation should
provide a position where he could have
ample opportunity not only to continue his
studies, but to impart his information to
others.
The NATIONAL REPUBLICAN, presents
the name Of Prof. T. L. Capen to President
Cleveland as one man emlnently entitled to
an appointment at his hands in one OF the
scientific bureaus Of the government. Such
an appointment would honor the President
and benefit the world by adding to its
scientific knowledge.
Here is the last prediction:
EDITOR NATIONAL REPUBLICAN,: hasten n
give you the next strong earthquake period:
April 7th to 18th; critical days, from 10th TO
18th. Its forces are rather intense AMI con.
centrated-i. e., grouped closely together; per.
haps not quite so severe as some that have
occurred within the past year. Ever and truly
yours. +. l.. CAPES.
Boston, Apr. s, 1887.
National Republican., 1887-04-08

THE following letter was sent to Secretary
De Leon relative to the refusal OF the
managers OF the National Drill to make
any discrimination on account OF color, and
the subsequent withdrawal OF the Mont
gomery (Ala.) companies, The two COM
panies complained of are the State Guards
and the Attucks Guards, of Richmond, Va:
RICHMOND, Va. Apr. 6, lss7-MR. t, C. DE
LEON, Secretary of Board of Managers of Ma
tiOnal Drlll-Dedr Sir; Please assure the man
ayers of the National Drill that we heartily
indorse their action In recognizing no color
line In the contest soon TO be commenced in
your city; The Golored people OF this section
are gratifed.~ y The stand taken by you and
your co.workers is commendable. and gives
notice TO ,demngogues and narrow-mlnded
partisans that their day has passed, and that
merit rather than color viii be the basis of
recognition in this our common country. |
am, Sir, very truly yours,
JOHN MITCHELL, JR.,
Editor of the Planet
National Republican., 1887-04-08
Gen. Bingham's Railroad Project.

We ask the careful attention OF our read.
ers to this new project OF a contemplated
railroad from Washington to the west
and southwest, as presented on another
page with accompanying map; for the sub.
ject deserves candid consideration, and
we think the reader will agree with us that
the plan is elaborately outlined, and that
the whole subject is ably treated and
discussed, showing that 1t has been
maturely and thoughtfully considered and
skillfully presented In comprehensive
and engineering manner.
Quick and rapid travel over direct double
track railroad routes between mportant dis.
tant terminal points is what the business as
well as pleasure seeking people demand, and
they always find a way to enforce their
demand.
The map accompanying Gen. Blngham's
description OF this new route represents
fairly the relative positions Of the different
routes to the west and southwest.
In afew years most-.if not quite all-of the
through business between important termi-
nal points will seek the direct double track
through routes, while the zlgzag, indirect,
crooked, and single track routes will be left
in peaceable and undisturbed possession of
local business. There is no logic in through
western business to and from Baltimore and
Washington making one hundred and
eighty miles Of useless travel In order to go
through the beautiful country town OF Har-
risburg, or winding around the graceful
curves Of the upper Potomac on the Balti-
more and Ohio road in eighty miles of use
less travel to go to the west The majority
Of the through western and southwestern
travel and other business that now goes over
the Pennsylvania and Baltimore and Ohio
roads, especially from Baltimore and Wash.
ington, must naturally 60 over this direct
double track through route, via Charleston
and Cincinnati, to the west, and via Knox
vile and Nashville to the southwest. There
is no other solution Of the matter and no
| doubt can be entertained on that subject.
In the future people Will seek the direct
double track through routes of travel. 1t
Is just as natural as 1t is for water to run
| down hill.
The building OF this contemplated donble
track railroad will benefit Washington more
than can be easily realized. II will pour
| the untold wealth of the western counties
Of Virginia and Of central West Virginia
into Washington, and 1t will tend to make
the national capital q railroad, commercial,
and business center, thus doing more for
the prosperity of the city than all of the
present railroads combined
National Republican., 1887-04-08

misled by false cries Of "social equality"
with the "nigger."
Men choose their own associates the
world over, except In penal institutions,
and the National Drill is not to be OF that
character. There will be companies and
regiments from New York, Pennsylvania,
and other states, but none Of them are COM
PEELED to associate with each other, any
more than these Montgomery mllltlamen
associated with the Capital Guards when
they marched together in the inaugural
procession.
The universal verdict Of the American
people In regard TO the action OF the Mont
gomery companies is conveyed IN the Ian
guage OF Mr.. Bundle, to be found In
"Oliver Twist" Mr.. Bundle was before a
court and being examined as to the dolngs
Of one Monk, aud, speaking of them, laid
the blame upon his wife, Mrs. Bumble.
The court said "The law always considers
the husband the head of the family" and
Mr.. Bundle responded: III the law does
that, the law is ass" There is no other
language that so fittingly describes the ac-
tion Of these Montgomery militia.
Now, boys, you have gotten of on the
wrong foot, and are not keeping step to the
music that comes from your commander
in.chief at the white house. He put Mat.
thews and Trotter In line with the white
Democrats who compose the army of civil
ians he commands. "About face! Forward
march," to the National Drill. Don't make
yourselves what Mr.. Bundle said the law
was. Come up and take drink of Poto.
mac water with us. All your associates
shall be Caucasians, and in 1883 the north
will send lot Of boys down to drill with
you. Stop your foolshness.
National Republican., 1887-04-08
ON WASHINGTON AND OHIO d.
THHE GREAT PENNBf LvANIA ROUTE tn
Il IHENORTH, WEST, AND SOUTHWEsT.
DOUBLETRACK. SPLENDID DSCENERY.
5TEEL RAILS. MAGNIFICENT EQUIP.
IN EFFECT JAN. 80, 1887.

IN, W.
TRAINS LEAVE Washington nom station.
corner 9Th and B streets as follows: ''"'''o'
For Pittsbprg and the West, Chicago Limited
as1 aGnPIess s q Palace Sleeping Cars at $50 a. m.
and ST. Louis, with Sleeping Cars nom Harris.
burg TO Cincinnati, and Buffet Car to ST. Louis,
daily except Saturday 70 Chicago with Sleep
press at $40 p M daily With Sleeping Cars Jars
Washington to Chicago aud st. Louis, and Har.
bmrs bFisDnrg g e Cleveland connecting at Harris
vile and Memphis Pacific ESpress' 10
r. m. daily for Pittsburg and the West with
fhIqHSh aE9HMasF sleeper HSrrIsbTrG bb e Chicago
For Erie, Canandaigua, Rochester. Bultalo'
Niagara, 1000 p. m. daily, except SATURDAY,
with Pslaee Cars Washington to Rochester.
=, F0r o.so oMiiliamsport. Lock Haven. and Elmira,
:. For New York and tie East, 7:25, 900. aud
Has a. m, 1870, 200, 4I5, 1000 and ii 10 D. m,
I,1S ~ sunday gO0 a. M 1880, 200 4lb, 1000, aud
ears 9a0 a. m. daily. except Sunday. and 400
For Boston without change. 400 D. N every
For Brooklyn. N. ". all through trains con;
meet at Jersey City with boats of Brooklyn Ans
ne0 ain9rda,ng dseSt transfer e Fulton streets
l2;80,200, s;l6. 800. 1000 and ii2o D. m. Or, Oh,
Sunday 800 m; 1880, 200. 4:l5, 600. 1000, and
days, and 400 y m. daily. N~
For Baltimore $50, f26, 900, $40, $50 II l5 n.
m, 1880, 1886 300 400, 4:Ib, 12s, 4:a6. 500
$40, 1000, and 11:20 j. m. On Sunday, GOD S:SS'
illba m., 1880, 400, 400, 4:lb 800. $40, 1000,
For POpe's Greek Line, 7;2S a. m. and $40 y.
m: daily except Sunday. 70
For Annapolis, 7;25 a. m, 1890, 4:23. and GOO
P "A, daily except Sunday. Sundays. 5OOa M,
ALExANDRIA AND FREDER1cKsBuRa
RAILWAY, AND ALEXANDRIA AND
WASHINGTON RAILROAD,
Eor Alexandria 600, 6l5 S4O, DAT, IL 90 a. m.,
l20l noon, 2:05. 4:25, 4:S5, sol, sos, 1905 and
auG;S7 u;S7 p; m. on Sunday at 6eO, 947, il:OO a, M,
daily, and 1885 p. m. daily, except Sunday.
Trains leave Alexandria for WashiflQton.
300, 800, 9l0, 10:1b, 1043 a. m; leo, 200, B,23
bl0, 7:05, 9:32 and 1912 D. M, and 1910 mid.
night Except Monday) On Sundayat 500
and lo;4s a, nj 200 $40, 9:82, 1042 p. m.' and
Tickets and information at the ONCE, north.
east corner of 18th street and Pennsylyania
avenue, and at the station, where orders can
be len for the checking OF baggage TO destlna.
ton nom hotels and residences
J. II. WOOD,
- General Passenger Agent,
UHAs. T. PUGH, General Manager.
National Republican., 1887-04-08
Tho First Decision of the Railwa,
COmmisaion.

Tho First Decision of the Railway
Commission.
The interstate commission has made its
first decision under the law which created
1t. That decision suspends the application
of the long and short haul clause to large
number Of railways In the south. The ap-
plications for this suspension were made the
day the commission organized and before
the date fixed for the law to take effect.
The officials Of number OF the roads, to-
gether with the representatives Of certain
commercial interests, were before the COM
mission urging the action taken, upon the
ground that II the law were enforced it
would work great injury to the people who
were dependent upon these lines for trans
portation, and upon these representations
the commission has acted.
The only authority conferred on the com.
mission 10 suspend any part Of the law is In
the proviso to the fourth section, and
reads as follows:
That upon application to the commission
appointed under the provisions of this act
such common carrier may. in special eases
after investigation by the comm ission, be author
lied to charge less for longer than for shorter
distances for the transportation Of passengers
or property.
The italicised words In the quotation In
dicate that the committee may have ex-
ceeded Its authority In suspending the law
prior to the investigation, which the COM
mission proposes to make In few weeks.
There is no doubt but what that clause of
the law ought to be suspended all over the
country, but 1t is questionable whether any
suspension can be ordered until atter IN.
reStigdtiOn.
The troubles Of the commission have only
begun, for accounts come from everywhere
OF the arrangement of business caused by
the arrangements made to enforce the law.
The laws of trade cannot be bound in inflex-
ible bands, and 1t is manitestly unjust that
the law should be relaxed for one portion
OF the community and enforced as to
another.
The commission will do the best 1t can,
but 1t is beyond the power OF man to admin
lister so bad law without working great
injury,
National Republican., 1887-04-08
RAlT1MoRE AND OHIO RAILROAD.
Schedule In effect SUNDAY. MAR. a. 1857
until further notice ' N''''

uptlNe
~ Leave washington from station, corner OF
For Chicago ii:45 u. M and ,o.,o - -
daily, with through coaches and sic epina cars
The l1a5 a. m. H. Fast Limited Express ~,
Pinsatsburg Ky and Chicago arriving in Plttsburg al
extra fare Is charged on this train for fast Tune.
FOR Cincinnati. Louisville, and st. Lonis.
thnny, tahsily, a. G SSo sSp ?, IN m and 1910 p. M, with
Cincinnati'and St, Louis, without change. an
Z. mis- fast limited train TO Cincinnati and
~ houis arriving IN Cincinnati next morning
at I:46, 81 Louis GAO p. IA, No extra fare IL
charged op this train for fast time. '~ie /"
For Pittsburg at lia5 a. m, and s:55 p. m,
PaIlor and Sleeping Cars 70 Plttsburg, WIN
For Lexington and Loco' sfariors s.ao n ",
daily, except Sunday "' N''
sIoC For points hts, on Shenandoah Valley railroad,
For Hayte de Grace, Newark, wnmippton.
1e snd Philadelphia, 1880 A. m. 2;iO y. m, and
For Wilmington, Del, and Intermediate
points between Baltimore and wilmington.
Sl5 p. m: daily, except Sunday.
FOR Baltimore on week DAYS, 8, 6:3O GAO 7.ao
sso. and 1905 q. M, 1910, 1880, Bis aSmin,nStys ,Sy
iT1aanl, $50, i;so, $40, $40 s45 1886 SIS. and
For Baltimore on Sundays, e:so. 7ao s.ao ~.
io;eS @ e. m:. i:l6, $3.50. 4:ao, 44o $40 6:G5 5:5S.
For Annapolis, GAO a. M. and 1910, 4:so and
- For way stations between Washington ana
Baltimore, 8, GAO, $50 a.sm,, i2:I0 n M sao sS
4.90, 645 and $50 p. m. On SUNDAYS. S9o a M m
and 115, $3.50. 4:4O, 6:45, and Ii:So D. m, "', Fo,,
stations on Metropolitan Branch, GAS a. M.
daily, except Sunday, and 5:31 D. m, daily: 4.a8
fatons on st1eePt Sunday iof principal
daiiy, on sunday stops at all stations, Fo..
Gaithersburg and intermediate points. asa
q. M. 1880 and 1l2l p M, daily, exceni sny' yno
Guy. Tor FREDERICK, $40 a. m. IL AS a. m.
sna SAY 2. N; daily, except Sunday. '''
fDr hageIstown $40 u. m. ana 5:81 D. rn.,
Trains arrive from the West daily, e:2o. 7.oo
q. M, 200 and 1926 p. m ''N0
q. from points on Shenandoah Valley railroad.
From Phiiadelphia, Chester, wilm,ns,on
ann 10 haVIe y, de de Grace llso a. M $40 D. m and
From wilmington, Del, and intermed,.,.
points north of Baltimore, l1:20 a. meuiate m.
From Annapolis $50 a. M, and 1850, 525. ana
500 ?. M; Sunday, 1925 a. M 6:a5 p. m. "-1
s.an Erom HaILers Ferry and Valley Railroad,
From Frederick and Intermediate point, s.9n
Trains leave Baltimore ' for @asbinsiyc;n asy; a,
pay, 6So 7:20, 900, 9.05, and 1890 a, M, I2l5.
2:SO, 4, 520, 6:S0, 7:i5, o, and II D. m: on
| sundays, 6:30, 12o, 905 and 1890 a. M. Lao.
All trains from Washington stop al Relay sta-
ton except 1880, 2:lo, 1916, and 1855 D. m,
| For further intormation apply at the Balti.
| more and Ohio Ticket Observation-Disclosures Sta,
tion, 6l9 and 1851 Pennsylvania avenue, corner
of fourteenth street, where orders will be taken
IoI Daggage 70 be checked and received at any
| DAVID LEE, n IA
Gen. snpt,. Baltimore.
PERCY G. SMITH,
Pass. Agent, Washington.
National Republican., 1887-04-08

BEATTY soon grows familiar to the lover
Iades IN his eye, ana pales upon the sense"
long as people suffer with headache, rleuma-
tism, and neuralgia.